Conquering Canada: The (Staggering) Siege of Quebec and the Fall of New France

In 1759, the French Empire stood on the brink. Its American colony of New France was in peril. The British campaign of 1758 had shattered French control along the wilderness frontier. Thirteen Native nations—once firm French allies—had sworn not to fight for them under the Treaty of Easton. Most devastating of all, however, the fortress of Louisbourg had fallen after a grueling siege by General Jeffery Amherst, opening the St. Lawrence to a British invasion. Meanwhile, most of France’s resources were tied up in Europe, where the fronts of the Seven Years’ War had become deadlocked and hopes for a swift resolution on the continent’s battlefields were fading fast. Seizing the opportunity, Britain’s secretary of state, William Pitt, resolved to deliver a painful blow to France by stripping it of its colony. With the momentum on Britain’s side, he laid plans for an offensive that would drive the French from North America once and for all. Listen to Fred Anderson's "The War That Made America" on Audible. Buy it through our link and we earn a small commission (thank you): https://amzn.to/3Mo0zVL Dive deeper into this conflict with Joseph A. Altsheler historical fiction series "The French and Indian War: Complete Series" - 6 Novels: Buy it here and we earn a small commission (thank you): https://amzn.to/3MV13Tn Get Any FREE audible book by signing up with our link and we earn a small commission (thank you): https://amzn.to/4i6HcMk Support us via Patreon with a small donation here (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/sandrhomanhistory Support us via Patreon with a small donation here (thank you): paypal.me/SandRhomanhistory Check out our Amazon Storefront for all sorts of military history, military SIFI and military fantasy books that we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/sandrhomanhistory Check out our historically themed shirts and hoodies: https://sandrhoman-shop.fourthwall.com/ Bibliography Anderson, Fred, Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766, 2001. Brumwell, Stephen, Paths of Glory: The Life and Death of General James Wolfe, New York 2006. Brumwell, Stephen, Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763, Cambridge 2002. MacLeod, D. Peter, Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Vancouver 2008. Nester, William, The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775, 2000. Stacey, C. P., Quebec, 1759: The Siege and the Battle, Montreal 2007. Tracy, Nicholas. The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759: Hawke and the Defeat of the French Invasion, Barnsley / Haverton 2010. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Chapter 1: Striking at the Heart 05:15 Chapter 2: A Fickle Truce 09:58 Chapter 3: The Siege of Fort Niagara 18:24 Chapter 4: The Battle on the Plains of Abraham 32:24 Chapter 5: A Fateful Winter - The Battle of Quiberon Bay 36:07 Chapter 6: Showdown at Quebec 42:37 Chapter 7: The Fall of New France